Killers Jailed for Murdering Burundi Albinos, Selling Body Parts

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From Al Jazeera:

Five men have been jailed in Burundi for murdering African albinos and selling their body parts to witch doctors.

The leader of the gang was jailed for life at a court in Burundi's eastern Ruyigi province on Thursday after being found guilty of planning and carrying out the killings.

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Four others were sentenced to between seven and 15 years in prison for attempted murder and kidnappping.

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"There is one who was found guilty of planning and executing the crime, the three others attempted to kill and kidnap a woman and a child," Dodolin Nahamasabo, the head of the court, told the Reuters news agency.

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"Another one was condemned for mutilation and participation in the association of criminals … We decided to release three of them because we didn't find enough evidence," Nahamasabo said."

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The Buzz does not want any luck Burundi witch doctors are sellling. It's not a xenophobic thing; we're just not into it.